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[Dan r]

Looks amazing

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[Duncan VXR]

Some fantastic pictures Nev, you are very lucky to be in a position to avoid working and enjoy

But disappointed to see you had not taken our Vx

I love driving my old vx on euro road trips

[Nev]

Thanks Duncan.

 

Taking Nipper would be a nightmare, as he is certainly not a comfy tourer! Also he's currently having a new gearbox installed and a few other tweaks and is in bits all over my garage. TBH, I tend to drive around so slowly staring at the majesty of it all, there would be little point in taking a sports car and my t"rusty" diesel estate car returned an astonishing 67 MPH over the 4000 miles.

 

[Nev]

As well as the gearbox swap, he's getting a new drive shaft, de-cluttered fuel vapour system, modified air inlet tract, some bodywork stiffening, repaired & re-wrapped exhaust downpipe, a new hub.

Hopefully that lot will keep him running for a few more years. He might even get a clean as I'm feeling the love again.



 
 

Edited by Nev, 10 July 2019 - 08:06 PM.

[Nev]

Much thanks to both Josh and Alex (both VX220 owners) for coming down and hauling my lazy ass into the garage and sharing the greasy grovelling under/over/in the car. Also thanks to Simon Boyde for explaining how to hack the annoying fuel vapour system.

Pic taken by Alex of me fixing a stress crack in the downpipe, which his keen young eyes spotted!

Edited by Nev, 10 July 2019 - 08:19 PM.

[Jocke_D]

A comprehensive explanation with do's and dont's for getting rid of some of the fuel vapor stuff would be really appreciated

Every time I see it I take a quick lock around to see if any proper cutting tool is close enough to go beserk with. Haven't had the guts yet though.

[Nev]

A comprehensive explanation with do's and dont's for getting rid of some of the fuel vapor stuff would be really appreciated

Every time I see it I take a quick lock around to see if any proper cutting tool is close enough to go beserk with. Haven't had the guts yet though.

 

I've created a guide for here: http://www.vx220.org...-vapour-system/

 

It's a dead easy job, and easy to check/understand as the final setup is simple and elegant.

[Ormes]

Much thanks to both Josh and Alex (both VX220 owners) for coming down and hauling my lazy ass into the garage and sharing the greasy grovelling under/over/in the car. Also thanks to Simon Boyde for explaining how to hack the annoying fuel vapour system.

Pic taken by Alex of me fixing a stress crack in the downpipe, which his keen young eyes spotted!

Anytime

[hairy]

 

Much thanks to both Josh and Alex (both VX220 owners) for coming down and hauling my lazy ass into the garage and sharing the greasy grovelling under/over/in the car. Also thanks to Simon Boyde for explaining how to hack the annoying fuel vapour system.

Pic taken by Alex of me fixing a stress crack in the downpipe, which his keen young eyes spotted!

Anytime

 

 

Fook! Hunchback of Emersons Green! Welcome back Nev

 

[siztenboots]

a man that likes his quality street

[Nev]

a man that likes his quality street

 

Ha, got those from all the fat pigs in the office last Xmas. Useful as they have a lip that makes them stackable, full of valves, fittings and bits and bobs.
 

Edited by Nev, 13 July 2019 - 12:44 PM.

[Nev]

The new gearbox is in and working (with sincere thanks going to Josh and Alex (Ormes), who both did a long day's stint with me in the garage). Had some hydraulic issues with the stupid rubber grommet in the turret, turned out that my old one was stretched by approx 1mm and hence leaked; Neil (Vocky) kindly sent me a new one which resolved the problem instantly.

 

I've also spent a couple of hours tracking my ABS light issue down as well and that's now fixed (important if I want the traction control to operate).

 

I've decided to cut the ignition by a degree (from 120KPa), this will allow me to use 95 octane petrol instead of 99 octane (which is often hard to find out in the sticks). So the map might lose 5 HP or so, but I am much more flexible on where I fill up now.

 

He's all insured and T&T'ed now, and I'm looking forward to trying out the new gearbox's characteristics, namely 7% lower gearing and back to using the OEM diff to allow me to provoke the back end more.

 

He's also had his yearly wash down with the hose pipe!

 

 

 

 

Edited by Nev, 31 July 2019 - 01:58 PM.

[siztenboots]

thats the fueling map you have adjusted above 120KPa 

[Nev]

thats the fueling map you have adjusted above 120KPa 

 

Thanks - you must have eagle eyes, though the flat 3D graph gives it away I expect. That's just a pic from when the application booted up, not the actual map I changed.

 

I've also been tweaking the cold start params for years, but still can't get it right, it's seems to be so temperature volatile. I've virtually given up on the matter and just accept it's a bit rough till it warms up.

Edited by Nev, 31 July 2019 - 03:39 PM.

[Doctor Ed]

why's there a step in the fuel map at 120kpa if you only adjusted the spark map?

[Nev]

why's there a step in the fuel map at 120kpa if you only adjusted the spark map?

 

Hmm, no idea really as I think that is how I got it back from the mapper. However the cell at 7500 does look suspect in particular. Think I'll plug it in again and check it all.

 

I have all the maps from the past, so I can load them in and double check/compare. I was having problems with the USB cable and the software was popping up error windows, it's possible I accidentally selected a singe row somehow.

Edited by Nev, 01 August 2019 - 05:57 AM.

[Nev]

Oooph, I'm loving the new gearbox, certainly suits the wide rev range.

[hairy]

Oooph, I'm loving the new gearbox, certainly suits the wide rev range.

 

are the ratios different?

[Nev]

Yep, its now got a Zafira GSI gearbox, so 7% lower gears. Not sure if I'm the first to try one on a VXT, but it suits my car well.

Edited by Nev, 01 August 2019 - 08:24 PM.

[ditonics]

Ratios will be the same. Different f/d